linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/Kconfig: Enable HUGETLBFS only if ARCH_SUPPORTS

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Message-ID: <20250714094909.GBaHTSlW8nkuINON9p@fat_crate.local>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:49:09 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/Kconfig: Enable HUGETLBFS only if
 ARCH_SUPPORTS_HUGETLBFS

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 08:05:31AM +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> The original first commit had added 'BROKEN', although currently there
> are no explanations about it in the tree.

commit c0dde7404aff064bff46ae1d5f1584d38e30c3bf
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...e.osdl.org>
Date:   Sun Aug 17 21:23:57 2003 -0700

    Add CONFIG_BROKEN (default 'n') to hide known-broken drivers.

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 0d1629e23398..5c012aeb2a8f 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ config EXPERIMENTAL
 	  you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or
 	  drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase.
 
+config BROKEN
+	bool "Prompt for old and known-broken drivers"
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	default n
+	help
+	  This option allows you to choose whether you want to try to
+	  compile (and fix) old drivers that haven't been updated to
+	  new infrastructure.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 endmenu
 

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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